NFL Investigating Tom Brady For Kicking Falcons Player, Considering Punishing Brady

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Tom Brady could face punishment for kicking a Falcons player on Sunday.

During the Falcons-Bucs game, Brady benefited from a terrible roughing the passer penalty on Grady Jarrett late in the fourth quarter.

Falcons fans were angry that Brady was not penalized when he appeared to kick Jarrett twice during the game.

Here’s a video of Brady appearing to kick Jarrett early in the game.

And another video of Brady throwing his leg up after the roughing the passer penalty in the fourth quarter.

According to a report from the AP, the NFL is looking into the matter and is considering hitting Brady with a hefty fine.

Via AP

The NFL has looked at Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett’s disputed roughing-the-passer penalty on Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady to determine whether Brady attempted to kick Jarrett and if that warrants a fine, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

The person spoke to the AP on Thursday on condition of anonymity because the league notifies players of fines on Friday. Fines for kicking are $10,500 for a first offense and $15,500 for a second.

Jarrett was flagged for slinging Brady to the ground during Tampa Bay’s 21-15 win over Atlanta on Sunday. It appeared Brady tried to kick Jarrett as both players were getting up, but he didn’t make contact.

Update: Brady has officially been fined by the NFL.